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22/12/2010 Repeal of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell policy" is signed into law

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Obama Signs 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal

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The history of 'don't ask, don't tell'

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Shaheen urges repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' on Senate floor

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"The View" Talks About Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal

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President Obama Signs Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates released a statement following the vote indicating that the planning for implementation of a policy repeal would begin right away, led by Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Clifford L. Stanley, and would continue until Gates certified that conditions were met for orderly repeal of the policy. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law in December.
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